Should Government let WWE Wrestlers take steroids?

[Saiquan]

Before you guys go all crazy and start yelling Benoit at me. Do remember that plenty guys took steroids in the 80's/90's and have come out fine. Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan etc. What i mean is something else.

Steroids- Performancly enhanced substance that give's the athlete an unequal advantage.

Now my question is if WWE already books who wins/lose's (regardless how good are bad that booking is!!) there wouldnt be an advantage. Bret Hart said it in his book that Davey Boy and Dynamite were making double or more than he made because Vince loved the Big Boy's. Now the only downside is that there would have to be a limit to how much they do as we dont want any Benoit's or Crush Adams out there. Simply put should the goverment legalize stroids for Pro Wrestlers?

[TheGreatSPAMbino]

Simply put should the government legalize stroids for Pro Wrestlers?

Ok, it is completely ludicrous and ridiculous to legalize a drug for a select group of people....that will never ever ever ever happen. Also, even if the government were to just generally decriminalize steroids, they would still be banned by the WWE and the WWE would test for them in the same way that sports leagues would test for them, because the WWE doesn't want the steroid image and wants to take care of the wrestlers somewhat.

[Chadmw]

Ok, it is completely ludicrous and ridiculous to legalize a drug for a select group of people....that will never ever ever ever happen. Also, even if the government were to just generally decriminalize steroids, they would still be banned by the WWE and the WWE would test for them in the same way that sports leagues would test for them, because the WWE doesn't want the steroid image and wants to take care of the wrestlers somewhat.


Ha ha, that's very funny or very naive. If steroids were to become legal or decriminalized, Vince Mcmahon would be standing outside the locker room with needles in hand ready to inject everyone

[Saiquan]

Also, even if the government were to just generally decriminalize steroids, they would still be banned by the WWE and the WWE would test for them in the same way that sports leagues would test for them, because the WWE doesn't want the steroid image and wants to take care of the wrestlers somewhat.

O ok so when steroids were legal in the 80's yea Vince was telling Hogan who an icon for children who walked and breathed wrestling "Terry you got to lay off them so i can lose money and people wonder were all you muscle's went!?" And if they're so worried on wrestlers where were they wen Benoit (may he RIP) was goin crazy and killing his family?

[RockFan89]

Steroids used to enhance performance (not heal from injuries) shouldn't be allowed because that will just cause even more physical problems for wrestlers, especially after their careers are done. These guys already take a beating from people with human strength, imagine how much pain they would endure from someone on steroids jumping on them.

[Shawns#1 Fan]

I believe that it should be the wrestlers choose. As RockFan89 said steroids that enhance performance shouldn't be allowed because thats what happened to Dynamite Kid with the abusiveness of the suplement. Now steroids used for injuries is a diffrent case so long as the wrestler doesnt become addicted with them.

[TheGreatSPAMbino]

O ok so when steroids were legal in the 80's yea Vince was telling Hogan who an icon for children who walked and breathed wrestling "Terry you got to lay off them so i can lose money and people wonder were all you muscle's went!?" And if they're so worried on wrestlers where were they wen Benoit (may he RIP) was goin crazy and killing his family?

I don't know if you realize this but its not the 1980s anymore, steroids are a much bigger deal now and have a much bigger stigma, that's why the WWE has established a testing system, and I'm not really sure how you expected the WWE to stop the murdering scumbag Benoit....

I am extremely left wing and in favor of drug reform, but i'm just pointing out the fact that the original idea of steroids being legal for wrestlers only is stupid and that even if steroids were legal, WWE would want to keep away from the stigma of steroids in this day and age especially after Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit and all the media coverage surrounding those events.

[JenovasWitness]

I would like to point out that the Benoit murder was not attributed to steroids by the experts but towards the fact that his brain was greatly degenerated. Nothing about the attack suggested "'Roid Rage" as the attack was methodical and calculated, making the killing that much more grotesque. This in no way excuses what Benoit, what was done was abominable, but I think that if we are going to discuss him in this thread, we should discuss facts.

I think steroids are like a lot of prescription drugs out there: when used correctly and under the care of a legitimate health professional, they are highly beneficial to the person taking them. They enable people to quickly heal from debilitating injuries and who doesn't want that?

It is the ABUSE of these drugs that is damaging, much like the abuse of any other drug. The WWE should allow the use of said drugs with the proper prescriptions and the proper care in the circumstance that one of their talent needs to recover from a major surgery, much like Edge needed to when his neck was operated on.

[ghettodan]

Yes, they should absolutely let wrestlers use steroids. They work wonders! Just ask Davey Boy Smith (dead at age 39), Eddie Guerrero (dead at age 38) Marc Mero (had to have heart valve replacement due to steroids), Billy Graham (his life sucks these days due to steroid use) Rick Rude, Crush and all the other countless wrestlers who died in their late 30's to early 40s.

Yeah those steroids do wonderful things.

/sarcasm

[tLight]

If the government was to have any control on steriods it would need to be with the regulation of them. Maybe if they were on the open market, and regulated properly, we wouldnt see deaths, abuse, and all of the post steriod use problems that keep popping into mainstream press. Should they regulate it just for Pro Wrestlers? No that would be retarded, if its on the open market, make it open to everyone, but only under doctors approval, and in really extreme cases, you know like the kids in school who get HGH because their half the size of everyone else but the same age?

[JenovasWitness]

Yes, they should absolutely let wrestlers use steroids. They work wonders! Just ask Davey Boy Smith (dead at age 39), Eddie Guerrero (dead at age 38) Marc Mero (had to have heart valve replacement due to steroids), Billy Graham (his life sucks these days due to steroid use) Rick Rude, Crush and all the other countless wrestlers who died in their late 30's to early 40s.

Yeah those steroids do wonderful things.

/sarcasm

All of the wrestlers that you mentioned, yes, used steroids. But each of them also had documented histories of ABUSE of said drug as well as abuse of several other prescription painkillers, alchohol and, in the case of Billy Graham, disease.

If these men had lived healthy lifestyles in accordance with the help of a LEGITIMATE health care professional, I think they would still be here today. But unfortunately, a lifestyle of excess took them away from this world too early.

[Big Pimpin]

Hell no they shouldn't legalize steroids for pro wrestlers. The government & everybody else gets their panties all up in a bunch when baseball players & players from other sports get busted for steroids so why should wrestlers get special treatment from the government when it comes to steroids. Plus look at what the after effects that steroids have had on wresters.

Basically steroids has a really fucked up long term effects as you either end up dead, barely hanging on by a thread or your life has basically gone to shit

[Lord Sidious]

Before you guys go all crazy and start yelling Benoit at me. Do remember that plenty guys took steroids in the 80's/90's and have come out fine. Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan etc. What i mean is something else.

Steroids- Performancly enhanced substance that give's the athlete an unequal advantage.

Now my question is if WWE already books who wins/lose's (regardless how good are bad that booking is!!) there wouldnt be an advantage. Bret Hart said it in his book that Davey Boy and Dynamite were making double or more than he made because Vince loved the Big Boy's. Now the only downside is that there would have to be a limit to how much they do as we dont want any Benoit's or Crush Adams out there. Simply put should the goverment legalize stroids for Pro Wrestlers?

If anything, Congress should actually be the ones regulating the testing for steroids in wrestling.

The problem is that steroids lead to addictions. And these addictions evidently have led to quite a bit of deaths over the years. It seems odd that there have been substantially more deaths in wrestling compared to any other athletic sport, and I think that really says something.

Now I've heard the argument that "well, what business is it of ours what wrestlers put in their bodies?" I suppose that is where one's moral compass comes into play. If you think it's okay for talent to put in their body whatever they want simply in the name of "your entertainment", despite the risks associated with it .... then more power to you. I personally think it's immoral, but that is what my own moral compass says.

I do take issues with McMahon overseeing the testing process. An admitted steroid user, who is still Chairman of the #1 wrestling company in the world, is probably not the best person to ensure fairness and accuracy of the entire testing process. Of course, his name won't be attached to any chicanery and instead it will all be pinned on some lackey, if accusations were ever made. Again, the most obvious example of a steroid user is Batista, is doesn't pass the Common Sense Test. But low and behold, he's never turned up positive during the testing.

Again, it all boils down to what your Moral Compass says.

What I would like to hear is those that would like to see this legalized, if you can tell us in your own words why you feel the wrestlers should be or should have to take steroids to begin with. You are the guys who want to change something, so I think the burden should be placed on you guys to make a case FOR it, as opposed to everyone else playing Defense.

[Mark0820]

Absolutely not. Drug laws need to be reformed quite a bit, but ones that have extremely dangerous side effects need to be curbed(yes even prescription ones).

[HHH=The Peoples King]

They shouldnt let any athlete use them, but they let baseball get away with anything

so no its cheating

[nickbwfc]

No. Steroids make wresters more injury prone by making the muscles bigger then genetics would have allowed them, this leads to muscle/ligament tears and rips. Steroids do speed up recovery, however it again is affecting how fast they where meant to recover, which mean they get worse/more frequent injuries when they stop taking steroids. (which leads onto other substance abuse)

[unique.enigma.666]

They shouldnt because we've lost so many of the greats due to using drugs. the wellness policy is a good idea, goes to show Vince is doing something drastic, putting even the biggest stars at risk if they violate the policy. I want to know whats going on with TNA, they havent introduced a policy and I read that 40% or so of the roster was using performance enhaning drugs (unsure which type however) and its ridiculous, I did read this a while ago though but I mean they should learn from the past

[Total Impact]

fuck Benoit! Burn In Hell!!

Now to steriods, I think its perfectly fine to be done in wrestling as wrestling is not a sport and the winners are picked ahead of time, its a stage show and steriods are like any type of drugs hollywood actors do to keep their looks, its a cosmetic.

Plus they are grown men, if they want to take roids and die young, by all means let them do it. We need to stop holding these guys hand telling them what to do and what not to do. Lert them take roids, I really could care less.

So let them take roids, its not like it's affecting other people, and if someone says something about Benoit that peice of sit who kid a child, no drug in the world could make a man do that, he was crazy, end of story. So stop with the Rest In Peace, the guy is in hell, get over it. Wrestling has.

[Lord Sidious]

They shouldnt because we've lost so many of the greats due to using drugs. the wellness policy is a good idea, goes to show Vince is doing something drastic, putting even the biggest stars at risk if they violate the policy. I want to know whats going on with TNA, they havent introduced a policy and I read that 40% or so of the roster was using performance enhaning drugs (unsure which type however) and its ridiculous, I did read this a while ago though but I mean they should learn from the past

Please.

You think Vince would have introduced this policy on his own, had Benoit not died and killed his family, and had Congress not been looking into the matter? Vince sensed another potential Steroid Trial on the way and put the Wellness Policy in place to Cover his Ass. He is not "Saint Vince" and nor should he be made out to be one, either.

Plus, it is very curious that the Main Eventers remain essentially unaffected by the Wellness Policy. Edge quietly received one strike while he was injured, which flew greatly under the radar. Looking at him today, I would say he is off them now, though.

However, Batista is the best example of someone who is mind-boggling how he has not even received one strike, after just looking at his physique. It blows the mind. I still have my suspicions about Cena, as well, despite people claiming he is a Genetic Freak. I still remain very skeptical.

A lot of people on here, for some reason, seem to take great exception to allegations that Cena is doing roids, and why, I have no idea. I can look at Cena, respect his work ethic greatly, and his passion for the business. However, if Cena got busted for roids, then WWE would look extremely bad. My question is "Why do some of you care if WWE looks bad, or if Cena looks bad IF he would come up Positive for roids? Why do you care and what personal connection do you have to Cena and WWE to care, in that regard? Are you shareholders in the company? Is Cena a relative of yours?

These guys are not heroes to me. These guys are not role models to me. And nor should they be to anyone over 16 ... unless you actually work in the business yourself. Then, you can point to others in the business as "role models" in their own work ethic. It's very easy to say "I've never done steroids in my life", and then just deny, deny, deny, deny until you are red and blue in the face. When someone looks at CM Punk and compares him to a John Cena or Batista, it shouldn't be too terribly difficult to pick the one out of the group who looks least likely to be on steroids.

And I am just using Cena as an example, because I've seen more people come rushing to his defense, than anyone else on here ... despite the fact he isn't a favorite amongst the IWC, and despite his physique. If he or anyone else would be busted, I would say "Oh, well. It serves Vince right." And I would hope that Congress would then take further steps to consider intervening and taking over the regulation of the drug testing. Why is any of that a "bad thing"? I personally would not care if WWE gets negative publicity over it. In the long run and in the bigger picture, it would actually be a very good thing, as something like this would be the driving force of getting the locker room cleaned up once and for all ... which I have serious doubts on whether it really is, at this point.

[Cheech 72]

Here is a little list of former wrestlers who have died since 1985 because of prescription drugs/steroids and other illegal drugs.
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Test - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Emory Hale - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
John Kronus - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Chris Benoit - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Biff Wellington - 42
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43
Ray Candy - 43
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Mitsuharu Misawa - 46
Steve Dunn - 48
Cousin Junior - 48
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Sherri Martel - 49
Moondog Spot - 51
Ken Timbs - 53
Uncle Elmer - 54
Pez Whatley - 54
The Angel of Death - 54
Eddie Graham - 55
Tarzan Tyler - 55
Haystacks Calhoun- 55
Giant Haystacks - 55
Buddy Rose - 56
The Spoiler - 56
Kurt Von Hess - 56
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58
Bulldog Brown - 58
Tony Parisi - 58
Rufus R. Jones - 60
Ray Stevens - 60
Stan Stasiak - 60
Terry Garvin - 60
Boris Malenko - 61
Little Beaver - 61
Sapphire - 61
Shohei Baba - 61
Dick the Bruiser - 62
Wilbur Snyder - 62
George Cannon - 62
Karl Krupp - 62
Dale Lewis - 62
Gorilla Monsoon - 62
Hiro Matsuda - 62
Bad News Brown - 63
Bulldog Brower - 63
SD Jones - 63
Wahoo McDaniel - 63

Yeah So I think its a good thing that Steroids and other illegal performance enhancing drugs are not allowed in sports and especially wrestling.

[rolstan2]

I think you need to check your wrestler cause of deaths a little.Granted most of them were obviously because of some sort of drug abuse. I don't claim to be an expert but a few of them died not from direct actions of drug abuse. And to just rattle off a few...


Andre... I think his death was more a result of not using the drugs he needed to treat his acromegaly disease

Candido.. threw a clot after breaking his leg

Jay Youngblood... believed to be a ruptured spleen

Joey Marella...car wreck after falling asleep

Randy Anderson.. died of cancer

Mark Curtis.... Cancer look at him dont think roids was an issue

Brody.... was stabbed in the showers at a show in Puerto Rico i think

JYD...car wreck after falling asleep coming home from daughters graduation

Mitsuharu Misawa.. apparent spinal damage after back suplex

And some of these other folks, when you start getting into your sixties and lived the wear down lifestyle of a wrestler, you can't consider it automatically due to drugs.

[RH23]

No. If the WWE were to let them take steroids, its not only bad for their public image, its bad for the superstars in the long run. Steroids have been proven to do damage to your body and can cause serious heart issues.

And, why would the government allow only the WWE to use steroids? IMO thats extremely hypocritical. Why wouldn't the MLB be allowed to use them too? People made a huge deal when they found out that A-Rod, Sosa, and Manny used some form of steroids. I think the same would happen for WWE but to a much smaller scale. Especially because WWE is targeted towards kids.

[I own a set of balls]

What kind of a pathetic, ridiculous and "no-brainer" question is this? Not to be rude, but did you intoxicate yourself with alcohol blended with marijuana and other cigs to even come up with a question like this?


You're asking something that is quite harmful to the human body, and even the slightest use of steroids will drill a hole into your health whether you like it or not.

WWE wrestlers are no exception from being human. They are simply paid actors with a little pizazz added to their bodies.

You're asking whether these big paid actors should be allowed to use these substances to acquire instant light while in a matter of 20 years they will self destruct. Really!? This is perhaps one of the most stupidest questions asked here. I think the answer is quite obvious.


And for the 5-6 morons who probably never made it to high school and voted yes on this topic, just quit life, based on your idiotic opinions the world quite frankly don't need your kind here.

[Total Impact]

Here is a little list of former wrestlers who have died since 1985 because of prescription drugs/steroids and other illegal drugs.
Chris Von Erich - 21
Mike Von Erich - 23
Louie Spiccoli - 27
Art Barr - 28
Gino Hernandez - 29
Jay Youngblood - 30
Rick McGraw - 30
Joey Marella - 30
Ed Gatner - 31
Buzz Sawyer - 32
Crash Holly - 32
Kerry Von Erich - 33
D.J. Peterson - 33
Eddie Gilbert - 33
The Renegade - 33
Chris Candido - 33
Test - 33
Adrian Adonis - 34
Gary Albright - 34
Bobby Duncum Jr. - 34
Yokozuna - 34
Big Dick Dudley - 34
Brian Pillman - 35
Marianna Komlos - 35
Pitbull #2 - 36
The Wall/Malice - 36
Emory Hale - 36
Leroy Brown - 38
Mark Curtis - 38
Eddie Guerrero - 38
John Kronus - 38
Davey Boy Smith - 39
Johnny Grunge - 39
Vivian Vachon - 40
Jeep Swenson - 40
Brady Boone - 40
Terry Gordy - 40
Bertha Faye - 40
Billy Joe Travis - 40
Chris Benoit - 40
Larry Cameron - 41
Rick Rude - 41
Randy Anderson - 41
Bruiser Brody - 42
Miss Elizabeth - 42
Big Boss Man - 42
Earthquake - 42
Mike Awesome - 42
Biff Wellington - 42
Brian Adams (Crush) - 43
Ray Candy - 43
Nancy Benoit (Woman) - 43
Dino Bravo - 44
Curt Hennig - 44
Bam Bam Bigelow - 45
Jerry Blackwell - 45
Junkyard Dog - 45
Hercules - 45
Andre the Giant - 46
Big John Studd - 46
Chris Adams - 46
Mike Davis - 46
Hawk - 46
Mitsuharu Misawa - 46
Steve Dunn - 48
Cousin Junior - 48
Dick Murdoch - 49
Jumbo Tsuruta - 49
Rocco Rock - 49
Sherri Martel - 49
Moondog Spot - 51
Ken Timbs - 53
Uncle Elmer - 54
Pez Whatley - 54
The Angel of Death - 54
Eddie Graham - 55
Tarzan Tyler - 55
Haystacks Calhoun- 55
Giant Haystacks - 55
Buddy Rose - 56
The Spoiler - 56
Kurt Von Hess - 56
Moondog King - 56
Gene Anderson - 58
Dr. Jerry Graham - 58
Bulldog Brown - 58
Tony Parisi - 58
Rufus R. Jones - 60
Ray Stevens - 60
Stan Stasiak - 60
Terry Garvin - 60
Boris Malenko - 61
Little Beaver - 61
Sapphire - 61
Shohei Baba - 61
Dick the Bruiser - 62
Wilbur Snyder - 62
George Cannon - 62
Karl Krupp - 62
Dale Lewis - 62
Gorilla Monsoon - 62
Hiro Matsuda - 62
Bad News Brown - 63
Bulldog Brower - 63
SD Jones - 63
Wahoo McDaniel - 63

Yeah So I think its a good thing that Steroids and other illegal performance enhancing drugs are not allowed in sports and especially wrestling.

Dude this list is wrong as many of these guys died from natural cause or suicide or their crazy husband killed them. Most of those deaths are from cocane overdoses and not steriods. And like I said before they are grown men so let them do what they want just as you would do yourself.

[pampero firpo]

steroids are dangerous but under a doctors supervision it should be allowed in wrestling. i can understand major sports banning steroids. but pro wrestling? i'm sure they dont test actors for steroid use.

[lvad48]

I believe that steroids will always have a place in modern society but for this subject the answer can be nothing but no.

I had 2 major heart surgeries ( an artificial heart and a transplant) and was put on clenbutarol and prednisolone to help my original heart recover and to help my new heart adapt to my body. I think in circumstances where it is necessary for the individual to have them steroids should be used, but to make you physically bigger they should always be banned.

By the way i believe Yokozuna died of a heart attack due to his colassal weight in a hotel bathroom in liverpool. I saw him 3 days before he died and he was huge. That list is soooooooo wrong

[Jack-Hammer]

As with most other illegal substances, the criminalization of steroids by lawmakers is a choice based on personal morality rather than any other consideration. Unlike cocaine, heroin, crack, etc. you can't use steroids to induce a high. There's no intense state of euphoric bliss or anything, 'roids are simply substances that are taken for physical enhancements to the body.

Steroids, coupled with an intensive exercise program, are used to increase muscular size, definition and strength. Under a doctor's supervision, they're also used in rehabilitation purposes. Also, nobody tell me that argument is bullshit because fuck you if you do. I've had knee and hip surgery in the past, so I know what I'm talking about. Like any other drug, steroids have benefits if used properly and can have disasterous consequences if abused.

I think steroids should be legal. As I said, while any drug can have positive and negative effects depending upon usage, you can't get high from steroids. You don't have people gunning each other down in the streets over them or have some mega international cartel importing and exporting them all over the world. Steroids are used by athletes, plain and simple. You're not going to see some junkie in the streets injecting himself with 5CCs of HGH on a street corner.

That list that's already been mentioned is shit. It's a perfect example of inaccurate propoganda that some people use to demonize steroids. I don't think anyone on that list died from negative effects of long term steroid abuse. Haystacks Calhoun??? Sherri Martel??? Dick Murdoch???? You can't be serious. Steroids aren't some boogeyman waiting to sink its teeth into America's youth. If used properly, they can be of a benefit. I know a guy that's taken them in cycles regularly for over 20 years. The guy's in his 50s and he's fit as a fiddle, in better shape than most people twice his age. So the whole business about steroids, even if taken properly, guaranteeing you a shortened life is shit. All you hear about in the media are the horror stories that come about from steroid abuse because it's more sensational to hear about all that.

If you were to compare the number of deaths even suspected to be related to steroid use over the past 30 years to the number of people that will die this year from smoking, the numbers won't even be remotely close. Not even in the same ballpark.

If people want to do them, I see no reason why they shouldn't. I have no doubt that abusing steroids will have unfortunate consequences because that's just common sense. The same goes for any other drug.

[GSM]

In the WWE you have to be big to be a big star.

The WWE employs people that are big bu nowhere near being a good performer for example: The Great Khali, Chris Masters, Test , Ahmed Johnson and so on...

The WWE is the biggest wrestling promotion in the entire world and therefore is pretty much setting the standards for the rest of the businnes.

If the government would declare steroids legal in the WWE it would be also the death sentence for many wrestlers.

Not only would the already employed wrestlers take steroids and pain killers in such an amount that it damages their bodies beyond its limit but also the wrestlers in the independent circuit are going to start to take these kind of medication in order to get employed.

The roster would be filled with huge 260 pound guys that hope for the big push and so would the development leagues such as FCW.

The list of wrestlers that died because of the usage of Steroids or other performance enhancing medication is long, very long to be precise and if steroids would be declared legal I believe it would expand drastically.

And of course, many would claim that nobody would be so foolish to take steroids in such a great amount after seeing what happened to Eddie Guerrero and various others but I believe the pressure to be succesful and the will to be a star is much bigger than the remorse to not take steroids.

The long use of steroids is proven to be very dangerous and it is a problem in any sport that should be dealt with.

Of course, the WWE isn´t a real sport league there is no real competition so some might think the use of steroids would not be some kind of cheating but it is something even worse than cheating it can be fatal.

[HBK-aholic]

No, no and no. It would be completely stupid for the government to allow a certain group of people to use steroids, and even stupider for the WWE to allow their wrestlers to take them, even if it were legal. A lot of people have died from steroid abuse in the WWE - Benoit even took his wife and son with him. While steroids can't be completely to blame, I definitely don't think legalising them would ever help matters. I also don't think the WWE want the bad publicity - I think this is one instance where 'all publicity is good publicity' wouldn't apply. Especially true if a WWe wrestler died from something the WWE were actively allowing.

[Cheech 72]

Let me end this thread and say even though not all wrestlers died because of drug abuse and steroids, they shouldn't be legal by any means. Just think if Benoit snapped in the ring instead of at home and killed your beloved CM Punk that night at the PPV for the ECW title. None of you would be a big fan of legal steroids for athletes then would you. Wrestlers can do whatever in their private life but when it comes to wrestling in the ring and having another person's life in your hands, yeah I would rather have the athletes be clean. It's not like they're rock stars for christ sake.

[NYSandman]

If they made an exception for wrestling, they'd have to legalize them for everyone.

LOL. It would be great, though. Baseball, football, basketball and the Olympics would piss all over, and all of a sudden this "garbage" sport they've been making fun of for years would have a major impact.

Bonds, Sosa and McGuire would bitch and moan, and the scumbag A-Rod would ask for amnesty. It would be chaos!

LOL! I'd love to see it, but they wouldn't and shouldn't.

It's still an illegal drug. I am very left wing on some drugs also. Pot, for example, should be legal for everyone, IMO.

But, it would set a bad presidence and wrestling would be looked down upon even more.

[Mighty NorCal]

I really hope you just misworded the title of the thread, becuase if thats ACTUALLY what your asking, then im about kill this thread. Ready?








The gorvernment cant ALLOW it. Its illegal, silly. The Government cant knowingly allow ANYONE to do anything thats blatantly illegal. Hello.